“Every time in my life, every time I have taken a risk – a big risk that wouldn’t make any sense for what you would do if you wanted to go and be the CEO of a big company – every time I had done that, it paid off. It ended up being immensely helpful.” – Dick Costolo

Dick is currently the CEO of Chorus, a digital platform that is coming soon to re-imagine the path to personal fitness. He served previously as CEO of Twitter from 2010-2015, during which time the company grew from roughly 300 to 4,000 employees and revenue grew from nothing to $2B per year. Before his time at Twitter, Dick was CEO of FeedBurner which sold to Google in June of 2007. He was also an advisor on Season 3 of HBO’s Silicon Valley. Today, Dick lives with his family in Marin, California. We caught up for a quick workout at CrossFit Marin before sitting down to record this podcast.

In this episode we discuss:

Growing up in Michigan

His decision to pursue stand-up comedy after completing his undergraduate degree in Computer Science.

Dick’s exercise background from couch to the Chicago Marathon and finally discovering CrossFit

Introducing CrossFit to employees at Twitter

How the resiliency and camaraderie of CrossFit translates to the corporate world

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Disclaimer: This podcast is meant to share the experiences of various individuals. It does not provide medical advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from your physician or health care professional.

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